[ad_1] SHANGHAI : Aston Martin protested the results of Chinese Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz crashed and brought out red flags but was allowed to continue when the session re-started. Stewards said in a statement that Aston, who had Fernando Alonso qualify third for Sunday’s race but team mate Lance Stroll […]
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Hamilton second in sprint but qualifies 18th for Chinese GP
[ad_1] SHANGHAI : Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of the first part of qualifying for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, despite having finished second in Saturday’s sprint. The 39-year-old Briton had told reporters after his second place finish behind Max Verstappen in the sprint race that he had missed […]
Verstappen takes Red Bull’s 100th F1 pole
[ad_1] SHANGHAI : Triple world champion Max Verstappen took Red Bull’s 100th Formula One pole after dominating qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. The pole was the Dutch driver’s fifth in five races this season and sixth in a row including last year’s Abu Dhabi finale. Mexican team mate Sergio Perez qualified second […]
Roma unhappy with rescheduling of interrupted Udinese match
[ad_1] AS Roma said Serie A’s decision to schedule the remaining 18 minutes of their suspended fixture against Udinese for April 25 is unfair as it puts the club at a disadvantage in their Europa League semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen. The April 14 match at Udinese was suspended in the second half after Roma defender […]
Rahul can play himself into World Cup spot with IPL heroics, says Uthappa
[ad_1] Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul will be among the front-runners for the wicketkeeper-batsman role in India’s Twenty20 World Cup squad if he can maintain his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) form, former batsman Robin Uthappa said. Rahul followed up scores of 33, 39 and 39 with a blistering 53-ball 82 that included nine […]
Hamilton says he had forgotten what it’s like to lead
[ad_1] SHANGHAI : Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he had forgotten what it feels like to lead a race after the Mercedes driver was at the front for the first nine laps of the sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. After taking the lead from McLaren’s Lando Norris off the […]
Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen punches ticket to Paris Olympics
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Kayaker Stephenie Chen narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics three years ago but the Singaporean was not to be denied on Saturday (Apr 20). The 32-year-old punched her ticket for the Paris Olympics after finishing third in the women’s K1 500m final at the ACC Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe Asian Championships, which doubles […]
Verstappen wins Chinese GP sprint race
[ad_1] SHANGHAI : Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutch 26-year-old beat Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by 13.043 seconds in the 19-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit to stretch his championship lead over team mate Sergio […]
Blow for Everton as defender Patterson out for the season
[ad_1] Everton have suffered a hit to their bid to stay in the Premier League after defender Nathan Patterson was ruled out for the season and will need surgery after sustaining a hamstring injury during their loss at Chelsea, manager Sean Dyche said. The injury means the 22-year-old right back is a doubt for Scotland’s […]
Liverpool need to show they want it more than Fulham, says Klopp
[ad_1] Liverpool must show their hunger to get their season back on track after a bruising period saw them lose their Premier League lead and exit the Europa League, manager Juergen Klopp said ahead of Sunday’s trip to Fulham. The Merseysiders ended a three-game winless run in all competitions with a 1-0 victory over Atalanta […]